Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 628 · 40 questions

The grammar rule (Past = V2): Time words: yesterday, last Sunday, two days ago, last week, in 2023. Regular verbs add -ed (cleaned, studied, jogged); irregular verbs change (went, ate, wrote, bought). The same form works for every subject. Questions and “not” use did + the base verb: Did you go? He did not go.

1. 1.She did not ___ the train yesterday. (a) take (b) took (c) taking (d) takes
2. 2.My cousins did not ___ the bag in 2023. (a) carried (b) carrying (c) carries (d) carry
3. 3.My brother ___ a mango in 2023. (a) eated (b) will eat (c) ate (d) eats
4. 4.She did not ___ to school yesterday. (a) going (b) go (c) goes (d) went
5. 5.She ___ a song yesterday. (a) will sing (b) sang (c) sings (d) has sung
6. 6.___ you buy vegetables yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
7. 7.Kunal ___ the dishes in 2023. (a) washed (b) will wash (c) has washed (d) washes
8. 8.You did not ___ vegetables two days ago. (a) bought (b) buying (c) buy (d) buys
9. 9.My cousins ___ a letter two days ago. (a) write (b) writed (c) will write (d) wrote
10. 10.Rahul did not ___ a tree yesterday. (a) climb (b) climbs (c) climbed (d) climbing
11. 11.___ the children jog in the park last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
12. 12.My brother did not ___ milk in 2023. (a) drank (b) drink (c) drinking (d) drinks
13. 13.___ you run in the park two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
14. 14.You ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) will run (b) run (c) ran (d) runned
15. 15.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) took (b) taken (c) taked (d) taking
16. 16.I ___ vegetables last week. (a) buy (b) bought (c) buyed (d) will buy
17. 17.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swimmed (c) swam (d) swum
18. 18.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) wore (c) worn (d) weared
19. 19.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catched (b) caught (c) catching
20. 20.He did not ___ Grandma yesterday. (a) helping (b) helps (c) helped (d) help
21. 21.Rohan ___ Grandma last Sunday. (a) has helped (b) helps (c) will help (d) helped
22. 22.___ he bring lunch yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
23. 23.___ Ananya carry the bag in 2023? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
24. 24.Omkar did not ___ a message last Sunday. (a) sends (b) send (c) sent (d) sending
25. 25.___ my sister jog in the park yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
26. 26.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) running (b) run (c) runned (d) ran
27. 27.Riya ___ a cake last week. (a) bakes (b) has baked (c) baked (d) will bake
28. 28.Arjun did not ___ to school last week. (a) going (b) goes (c) went (d) go
29. 29.___ Arjun write a letter in 2023? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
30. 30.They did not ___ the ball two days ago. (a) catches (b) catching (c) caught (d) catch
31. 31.Vivaan ___ a tree last week. (a) will plant (b) plants (c) has planted (d) planted
32. 32.___ my brother cook rice yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
33. 33.My friends ___ a bicycle last Sunday. (a) ride (b) will ride (c) rided (d) rode
34. 34.We did not ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) watch (b) watching (c) watches (d) watched
35. 35.She ___ the ball last week. (a) catched (b) will catch (c) caught (d) catches
36. 36.She did not ___ on the stage yesterday. (a) dancing (b) danced (c) dance (d) dances
37. 37.Kavya ___ to school yesterday. (a) went (b) goed (c) goes (d) will go
38. 38.Vivaan ___ Grandma yesterday. (a) helps (b) has helped (c) will help (d) helped
39. 39.___ Zoya clap for the team in 2023? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
40. 40.___ Kabir build a sandcastle last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did

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